The Omaha Equestrian Foundation (OEF) is delighted to announce the list of qualified riders and Wild Cards who will compete in the thrilling $100,000 Init2Winit Speed Jumping Final on Friday April 5. The second annual event will be held during the 2019 Burlington Capital International Omaha, April 4-7 at the CHI Center Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska.

Christian Heineking won the $100,000. InIt2WinIt Final last year (c) Lili Weik

Designed to give riders from the Midwest more opportunities to compete while staying in the region, the OEF’s InIt2Winit Speed Jumping Series is a series of 1.40-meter speed jumping qualifiers held at four Midwestern cities and is sanctioned by the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF). To add to the excitement of the Final, each qualifier host receives one Wild Card pick and OEF receives six. Below are the Wild Card picks.
Wild Card riders who have been invited to compete include:

In addition, OEF is excited to announce one more opportunity for riders to qualify for the Final through the “ Wildcard Welcome” class to be held on Thursday April 4 during International Omaha. The event will be a 1.40m speed jumping class with a prize of $7,500 . The top 3 placing horse and rider combinations will be allowed entry into the $100,000 Init2Winit Speed Jumping Final the following day. If a top three placing horse has already qualified for the Final, the next horse in order with qualify. Riders/Owners are expected to pay the $700 entry fee into the Final.

Qualified Riders
This season’s qualifying events were held from September 2018 through January 2019 at shows including the Great Southwest Fall Classic in Katy, Texas; American Royal in Kansas City, Missouri; Queenie Productions St. Louis Hunter Jumper in St. Louis, Missouri; and National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colorado.

“We are thrilled that our InIt2Winit Series has become so popular and we are delighted with the wonderfully talented riders are coming to compete at our $100,000 Init2Winit Speed Jumping Final,” said Lisa Roskens, OEF founder and chairman. “This Final is going to make the 2019 International Omaha even more exciting!”